loved music, played chess, collected mineral specimens, explored caves
and loved traveling through nature in his truck and camping out. “Not
all who wander are lost.” A second-generation native Tucsonan, Ben
loved the Southwest and worked at several national parks. When he was
younger he played guitar, drums, basketball and Ultimate Frisbee. He
had a gentle soul.
Ben had a natural understanding of computers. He was hired 2 years ago
at a wonderful company called Simpleview as a software developer, with
little formal training or experience other than his natural gift for
understanding and writing elegant computer code. He quickly received
several promotions pay raises, becoming a Lead CRM Developer. During
that time he completed his Associate’s Degree from Pima College in 2015,
and was enrolled in the Computer Engineering program at ASU.
Ben Kirchner left this life tragically and unexpectedly, but in the end
surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his parents, Bill and
Carla Kirchner, his beloved brother Jesse Saba Kirchner (Stephanie
Brown) and many, many aunts, uncles and cousins, both in the United
States and in Italy.
